Analysis of Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis
James Elroy Flecker 1884 (London) – 1915
Come, let me kiss your wistful face
Where Sorrow curves her bow of pain,
And live sweet days and bitter days
With you, or wanting you again.
I dread your perishable gold:
Come near me now; the years are few.
Alas, when you and I are old
I shall not want to look at you:
And yet come in. I shall not dare
To gaze upon your countenance,
But I shall huddle in my chair,
Turn to the fire my fireless glance,
And listen, while that slow and grave
Immutable sweet voice of yours
Rises and falls, as falls a wave
In summer on forgotten shores.
Scheme | XXXX ABAB CXCX DXDX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 11111101 11010111 01110101 11110101 11110001 11110111 01110111 11111111 01101111 11011100 11110011 11010111 01011101 01001111 10011101 01010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 07, 2023
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